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Impact of Healthy Life Style on COVID 19 Severity in Healthcare Workers at Kasr Alainy Hospitals
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Abstract
COVID-19 disease was announced as a pandemic on March
11 ,2020. Patients with certain underlying comorbidities are at a higher risk
of progressing to severe COVID-19, unhealthy lifestyle is a risk factor that
needed further study.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to to find the impact of healthy
lifestyle on severity & duration of COVID 19 infection among health care
workers at KasrAlainy Hospitals.
Materials & Methods: It is aretrospective cohort study during which 330
participants were interviewed. The collected data comprised
sociodemographic data, lifestyle habits, physical activity, medical history,
COVID-19-related symptoms, COVID 19 severity indicators (clinical,
laboratory &radiological), The participants were asked to fill Rapid Eating
& Activity Assessment (REAP) questionnaire & Post Functional Status
Scale (PCFS).
Results: This study showed that there was a relation between healthy
lifestyle & need for hospitalization among health care workers at
KasrAlainy Hospitals; as participants who adopted a healthier lifestyle
including nutrition & physical activity experienced less severe form of
COVID 19 infection .About (7.8%) of cases who had grade ≤52 which
indicates less healthy life style needed hospitalization versus only (2.5%)
of those with score grade >52 which indicates more healthy life style with
p value (0.029) . On the other side There was no relation between healthy
lifestyle &duration of COVID 19 infection.
Conclusion: Healthy lifestyle affects the severity of COVID 19 infection
but did not affect the duration according to our study results.